How to Change a Post to a Page in WordPress

How to Change a Post to a Page in WordPress (or vice versa). 

Fortunately, there is a super simple plugin that allows you to change a post to a page (or vice versa).  Post Type Switcher is the most well-known plugin for this purpose. As shown in the image below, it simply adds a drop-down menu to your Publish box that allows you to change the post type.

You can also change the type using Quick Edit on your Posts or Pages list, or using the bulk editor.

What is the Difference Between a Post and a Page in WordPress?

There is one major distinction between posts and pages in WordPress. Posts include a timestamp, which implies a certain level of timeliness to the information being offered. They are listed in reverse chronological order on your homepage and all of your archive pages, unless you do something to change the order. Pages are “static,” lacking a timestamp and, in theory, remaining forever relevant to your visitors.

Another, less important difference is that while posts can be labeled with categories and tags, pages cannot. You can nest them beneath other pages, though.

This infographic by Kristen Symonds explains the differences very well:

Traditionally, if you are using WordPress to create a blog, most of your content is going to be created as posts. You will have many fewer pages: an about page, a contact page, perhaps a privacy policy, and whatever other miscellaneous pages you decide to add.

Pages are Actually Superior to Posts for SEO purpose

Of course, as with most things SEO, there is not necessarily a clear answer about what is actually better. Some argue that posts have some advantages in that WordPress will automatically create a clear linking structure for the post through its categories, tags, and other archives. There can also be some benefits to having a timestamp appear on your post. If you’ve updated it recently, it can make your content look especially fresh — something search engines like Google seem to value.

Some websites and blogs always seem to have the freshest content when they appear in the search engine results. This is often because the content creators go through and slightly tweak the provided information, then update the content creation date.

• Another reason to moving a post to a page is the URL. Some WordPress posts have a year and a category, when we move a post to be a page ie an article which is less time dependent, I have the freedom to make the URL short and decide where in my site structure it will go. Just make sure you do a redirect.
• Pages typically are easier to customize.
• pages are static. A ‘static page’ will always rank higher than a regular ‘post page’! If you do SEO properly.